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H-Empire seeks to bring together scholars and others interested in sharing resources, research and questions concerning the origin, development, working and decline of empires, rather broadly defined across academic disciplines and professional interests, chronological time periods, and geographical regions.

Recent Discussions

Discussion published by Ken Orosz on Wednesday, June 20, 2018

CFC: Invitation to publish in French Colonial History / Invitation à publier dans French Colonial History

French Colonial History, the official journal of the French Colonial Historical Society, publishes peer-reviewed research articles, review essays, forums and reflections addressing all aspects of the history of French colonization and of the French colonies.  The editors of FCH invite conference participants to submit their work for possible publication. Submissions are welcomed in English or French concerning any geographical area or chronological period of French overseas expansion, including the metropole and the postcolonial.  
 

Discussion published by Craig Encer on Wednesday, June 20, 2018

CFP: Developments in the Legal Status of Foreigners in the Ottoman Empire During the Second Half of 19th Century (Istanbul, 26-27 October 2018)

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Type: 
Call for Papers
Date: 
October 26, 2018 to October 27, 2018

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Recent Reviews

Review published on Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Author: 
Tracey Rizzo, Steven Gerontakis, eds.
Reviewer: 
Aidan Beatty

Beatty on Rizzo and Gerontakis, 'Intimate Empires: Body, Race, and Gender in the Modern World'

Tracey Rizzo, Steven Gerontakis, eds. Intimate Empires: Body, Race, and Gender in the Modern World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. 424 pp. $39.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-19-997834-2.

Reviewed by Aidan Beatty (Concordia University) Published on H-Empire (June, 2018) Commissioned by Stephen Jackson (University of Sioux Falls)

Review published on Monday, June 11, 2018
Author: 
Antoinette Burton
Reviewer: 
Jyoti Mohan

Mohan on Burton, 'Africa in the Indian Imagination: Race and the Politics of Postcolonial Citation'

Antoinette Burton. Africa in the Indian Imagination: Race and the Politics of Postcolonial Citation. Durham: Duke University Press, 2016. 200 pp. $22.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8223-6167-1; $84.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8223-6148-0.

Reviewed by Jyoti Mohan (Morgan State University) Published on H-Empire (June, 2018) Commissioned by Charles V. Reed (Elizabeth City State University)

Review published on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Author: 
Ian Talbot, Tahir Kamran
Reviewer: 
Shalini Sharma

Sharma on Talbot and Kamran, 'Colonial Lahore: A History of the City and Beyond'

Ian Talbot, Tahir Kamran. Colonial Lahore: A History of the City and Beyond. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 256 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-064293-8.

Reviewed by Shalini Sharma (Keele University) Published on H-Empire (April, 2018) Commissioned by Charles V. Reed (Elizabeth City State University)

Review published on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Author: 
Carla Gardina Pestana
Reviewer: 
Jack Daniel Webb

Webb on Pestana, 'The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell's Bid for Empire'

Carla Gardina Pestana. The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell's Bid for Empire. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017. 376 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-674-73731-0.

Reviewed by Jack Daniel Webb (University of London) Published on H-Empire (March, 2018) Commissioned by Charles V. Reed (Elizabeth City State University)

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